I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 544 Command Power

"What happened? Your people knocked down the American Chinook?"

In the command room, Chen Chen asked dumbly.

".It wasn't shot down, it was just a shot fired."

"We are not even going to them, we are just trying to scare them."

"Didn't you say, don't have a direct conflict with them? We didn't want to fight in the first place."

"But you know the situation on the battlefield. As soon as a gun is fired, many things are out of control."

"So the fight finally broke out, our people had already withdrawn, and the scene was in chaos anyway."

"The extrajudicial forces also exchanged fire with the US military who flew over, the local JD armed forces also exchanged fire with the old Americans, and the special forces who were bombed also opened fire. In short, it was a mess."

"In the end, it didn't matter who was beating whom. The result was that the wounded were evacuated, the extrajudicial police were evacuated, and the Americans were evacuated. Only the JD elements who came over were taken advantage of."

".Outrageous."

Chen Chen sighed, then continued to ask:
"What is the US reaction now?"

"Their actions are approved and within the framework of the ceasefire agreement. In theory, they should start to cause trouble for you, right?"

"That's the theory, but it doesn't."

Suhail shook his head and replied:
"France's intervention seems to have touched a sensitive nerve. At least for now, they have not reacted in any way to this conflict."

"As you said, they were in turmoil."

"However, it is not only the French army that is in chaos, but also NATO."

"They have to deal with their own internal conflicts of interest before they can take care of us."

"The good news is that the ceasefire with NATO may continue to be extended."

"The bad news is that such a window period has made the civil service group more unstable, and Assad is facing greater pressure."

"He has decided to launch a general offensive against the Free Army in a short period of time to completely solve the rebellion problem in the country."

"The time for action is in 7 days."

"At that time, General Issam will unifiedly command all government troops in Aleppo Province to clear out the Free Army entrenched near Azaz."

"At the same time, Maher will lead the Fourth Armored Division from Damascus to clear out the rebels in Homs and Latakia from south to north."

"And I will continue to be in charge of the defense line in Raqqa Province, blocking JD militants from Raqqa and providing conditions for the deployment of other troops."

"This will be a decisive battle, and it may even be the last battle."

"Everyone will face a huge test, especially me - us."

Hearing Suhail's words, Chen Chen's face, which had been just having fun just now, immediately became a little heavier.

He knew very well what Suhail's words meant.

Most of the main forces were transferred to Aleppo, leaving Suhail with only the Tiger Corps, which he had just formed, with less than a thousand people and an equipment level that did not even reach the level of motorization, and a small number of local troops.

What he has to face is tens of thousands of JD militants and a vast battlefield covering more than 40,000 square kilometers.

This kind of task cannot be said to be difficult, it should be said that it is completely exhausting.

Even if Suhail in his heyday were to do it, he could not guarantee that he would escape unscathed.

The most critical thing is that judging from the intelligence obtained in the early stage, the JD elements in Syria have obviously completed the merger and are planning a large-scale operation against Raqqa.

All parties involved in this vortex were pushed in the same direction by the development of the war, and converged at a certain node.

And if they want to survive, the only thing they can do is to eat each other like wild beasts.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen said:
"If this plan is indeed finalized, there is no doubt that you will suffer the greatest casualties."

"It can even be said that you are already an abandoned child."

"You will use the lives of you and your men to buy time for the main force and ensure victory on the counter-insurgency battlefield."

"This is definitely not an easy task. There are too many variables and the enemy is too strong."

"The enemy I am talking about is not the Free Army, but the Turkish government and NATO countries."

"In the short term, they may indeed temporarily stop their offensive due to internal conflicts of interest, but before you achieve a decisive victory, they will not hesitate to intervene and then use their super force to reverse the situation."

"You have one and only one chance, and that is to end the fight before they intervene."

"Do you think this can be achieved with General Issam's strategy and the combat effectiveness of the army you have at your disposal?"

"It can't be done."

Suhail answered honestly:
"But, we have to try."

"As a northerner, you should know better than me. This is the so-called moment of national survival."

"In the past decades and hundreds of years, you have experienced this kind of moment countless times, and your choice every time is to fight to the death, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Chen Chen did not dwell on the slight flaw in his words, but sighed and said:

"But there are reasons why we have to fight hard."

"More than a hundred years of suffering, the deaths of hundreds of millions of people, and countless resistances and failures have led to the last success."

"You don't understand. The sacrifices you are going through now are an understatement compared to what that country has gone through."

"So no matter what, your people, your warriors, are not going to be anywhere near their level."

"What they can do, you can't do."

"Because that kind of will was built up from mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

"They owe countless debts. If they are not completely repaid in that struggle, the entire nation will perish in the long river of history."

"And what about you? You have a way out."

"As long as there is a way out, it is impossible to ignore everything."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, Suhail nodded silently.

After a long time, he spoke:
"It seems that you have told me this before."

"I've always thought you were exaggerating, but now it seems like maybe you're not."

"After these few battles, I have finally seen the true situation in this country."

"We are working hard on the front line, but the civilian clique is forcing the president to compromise with the enemy - even the most radical officials never thought that this might be a protracted war."

"They all want a quick victory. I thought they were overconfident, but actually it's the opposite."

"It's because you don't have confidence that you want to break the pot and get a result quickly, right?"

"Yes."

Chen Chen nodded and said nothing more.

Looking at his expression, Suhail let out a long sigh.

He stood up and looked out the window, pondered for a moment and then said:

"This is a hot land."

"We may not be as good as you, but at least Bashar made the right choice."

"He put the most powerful force in the right hands."

"Whether it's me, Issam, or Maher, we all want to win."

"Success or failure, we have to give it a try."

At this point, Suhail suddenly fell silent.

Then, he turned to Chen Chen and said solemnly:

"I will hand over the command to you." "Tiger Corps, from now on, you will command."

"???are you serious?"

Chen Chen was shocked.

Of course he could understand Suhail's eagerness to win, but no matter from which point of view, handing over command to a foreigner or to a mercenary group seemed too radical and unreasonable. .

Even if he is willing, Chen Chen himself may not be able to accept it.

Because he knew that once he took over this important task, all the hopes of the country would rest on him.

What's more, changing commanders before the battle is not a wise decision. Misalignment in command will lead to a reduction in combat efficiency. In addition, he is not as familiar with the local situation as Suhail, and the final result may not be as he wishes. .

Seeing Chen Chen's hesitant expression, Suhail continued:
"This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision."

"Back to the question itself, our combat mission is to use all the troops we have to stop the extremists in the entire Raqqa and the entire Hasakah Province and prevent them from continuing to move east and south, right?"

"Yes."

Chen Chen nodded in agreement.

Suhail pointed out the core of the battle plan, which proved that he had indeed thought it through.

Seeing his actions, Suhail continued:

"So, do you think we can achieve this goal with the strength we have?"

"There is no possibility at all. The generational difference in weapons, equipment and technology is not enough to make up for the numerical advantage. We may win every battle, but we cannot achieve the final victory."

"That's the crux of the matter."

Suhail sat down again and said seriously:

"I need more troops."

"The only source of more troops is the local troops scattered in Raqqa and Hasakah provinces."

"I'm going to put these guys together and have them fight for us."

"I have to do this, and only I can do it."

"So, it is impossible for me to take command of the Tiger Corps at the same time, and I don't feel comfortable handing it over to anyone else."

"Chen Chen, you are the only candidate and my only hope."

".It's too exaggerated. I may not have that strong ability."

"But you can't be trusted."

Suhail interrupted Chen Chen and continued:
"In a sense, mercenaries are a lot like doctors."

"Your reputation, income, and achievements depend on victory. Doctors don't want their patients to die, and mercenaries don't want their missions to fail."

"Instead of handing over the team to those speculators, it is better to hand the team over to you, because the interests will firmly bind you to the goal of victory, and this is exactly what I need."

At this point, Suhail's determination is actually irreversible.

The two fell silent at the same time, locking their eyes with each other, as if they were waiting for the final "answer".

"I agree."

Chen Chen finally nodded and then said:

"I need the details of the Tiger Corps."

"Equipment, personnel, organization, resume of main commanders, combat experience, composition of arms... everything."

"It's all here, let's see now."

Suhail immediately took out a thick pile of information that he had prepared long ago and said with some relief:
"I have been preparing these things since I learned that Bashar was forced to make the decision to launch a full-scale attack."

"In my opinion, this is really the only solution."

"That's not necessarily true."

Chen Chen opened the information and said casually:
"If you can completely pull the Russians into the water, the problem will actually be easily solved."

"impossible."

Suhail immediately denied it and said:

"I have conducted deductions and found that if Russia continues to be deeply involved, the most we can achieve is a long-term confrontation with the rebels and JD elements, with no chance of achieving final victory."

"how do you know?"

Chen Chen spoke in shock.

At this moment, he was really impressed by Suhail's vision.

Because in the previous life, after Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict, the results they brought were exactly what Suhail predicted.

"It's very simple logic. An elephant cannot crush an ant."

"It is actually impossible for NATO to completely crush us to death. Likewise, it is impossible for Russia to completely crush those extremists to death."

"To eliminate them, we can only rely on a more ferocious ant, or in other words, the anteater."

"You are the anteaters."

"Professional counterpart, isn't it?"

What Suhail said was "professional", and this rather jackal-like pun made Chen Chen smile knowingly.

They are indeed professionals.

A professional mercenary and a professional cleaner of JD elements.

Without continuing to answer, Chen Chen had already looked at the information in his hand.

Suhail prepared everything very carefully. The organization and equipment information of the entire Tiger Corps was clear at a glance. Suhail even thoughtfully put an introduction written by himself at the front.

Chen Chen looked at it briefly, and then asked with some confusion:

"You had tanks before, where are the tanks?"

"It turns out that this thing can only be a liability in the high-mobility operations we need."

"I have handed over the remaining two tanks to the 30th Armored Brigade in exchange for two AGS-19 automatic howitzers, a captured MK- howitzer, and ammunition."

"Smart thing to do."

Chen Chen said approvingly, and then asked:

"There are too many universal machine gun configurations, don't you think?"

"I learned that from you."

"You can't learn this. Soldiers' physical fitness is simply not up to the level of carrying so many machine guns. It's better to replace these machine guns with more useful precision shooter rifles and hand them over to the precision shooters in the team."

"Understood, I'll do it right away."

"More rocket launchers, there are too few now."

"Why? JD elements don't have many armored units"

"uncertain."

Chen Chen shook his head and explained:

"The JD elements after the merger are not the traditional JD elements you know. They control large industrial areas."

"There are no armored vehicles, but they must have pickup trucks and self-destruct trucks."

"To deal with these things, a rocket launcher is the best option."

"Understood"

Suhaier wrote down Chen Chen's needs in notes, and the handover between the two continued.

At this time, neither of them realized that this transfer of command had, in a sense, changed the nature of the Dongfeng Corps, a mercenary group, and allowed it to move from the bottom of the steps to the top of the steps. superior
(End of this chapter)